Ever have one of those moments where you stare at a line of code and think, "My guy, you are working WAY too hard"? Well, the internet just found its new favorite programming mantra, and it's a beautiful, lazy sigh in text form: justReuseTheClassBro.

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This gem popped up on Reddit, where a developer was passionately explaining a complex software architecture solution. Another user cut through the jargon with the perfect, deadpan reply that stopped everyone in their tracks. It wasn't a technical breakdown. It was just that simple, four-word plea for sanity. The post rocketed to over 500 upvotes because every single person who has ever opened an IDE felt it in their soul.

The joke hits because it’s the universal intervention for over-engineering. It’s that friend who watches you build an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine to flip a light switch and gently suggests, "The wall is right there." In the world of programming, where folks can sometimes invent ten new problems while solving one, this phrase is a call to touch grass, digitally. It’s the programming equivalent of seeing someone take ten trips to bring in groceries when they could have just used a bag.

It’s also deeply, profoundly relatable to anyone in any job. The marketing team planning a 12-platform campaign for a lunch special? Just reuse the class, bro. Your friend drafting a seven-paragraph text to ask if you’re still meeting? Just reuse the class, bro. It’s a lifestyle now. It champions the elegant, simple solution hiding behind a wall of unnecessary complexity.

So the next time you’re about to dive down a rabbit hole of complication, hear the gentle, mocking voice of the internet in your head. Take a breath, look at the messy code—or the messy life situation—and ask yourself the only question that matters: "Could I, perhaps, just reuse the class?" The answer will probably save you an afternoon and your sanity.